Rwanda has rebuilt one of the most intentional social work systems in East Africa over the past three decades. From post-1994 reconciliation work through to the current generation of child protection, community-based welfare and care-reform programmes, Rwandan social workers carry a particular weight in their practice — supporting families and communities in a country whose social fabric has been rebuilt in living memory. Social work in Rwanda is now formally regulated under the Rwanda Allied Health Professions Council (RAHPC), established by Law N° 005/2020. CaseworkAI was built to give those workers their time back.
The documentation challenge for social workers in Rwanda
Rwandan social workers operate across child protection, family preservation, care reform, community-based health and welfare programmes, and the post-genocide reconciliation context. Documentation is essential for accountability to local authorities, to international donors funding programmes, and to RAHPC’s professional standards — but the time spent producing reports often comes from hours that should go to direct work with families.
CaseworkAI was built to address this gap. It is a free tool that takes rough field notes and returns a professionally structured draft document by email in 60 seconds. No software to install, no account to create, no cost — works on any phone with internet.
Document types available
- Home Visit Summary Report — structured record of field visits including observations, risks and actions agreed
- SOAP Note — Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan format for case contacts
- Risk Assessment — formal risk analysis with risk level, protective factors and recommended actions
- Referral Letter — professional referral to external services with consent documentation
- Safeguarding Observation Record — legal-standard documentation for safeguarding concerns
Social work in Rwanda — context
The social work profession in Rwanda is regulated by the Rwanda Allied Health Professions Council (RAHPC) under Law N° 005/2020. RAHPC oversees registration, professional conduct and continuing development for the social work profession alongside other allied health disciplines. The Rwanda National Organization of Social Workers (RWA-NOSW), a member of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) since 2012, represents the professional community.
Practitioners work across the Local Government Authority (LODA), the National Child Development Agency (NCDA), the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), the Ministry of Local Government, schools, hospitals, and a substantial NGO sector including Hope and Homes for Children Rwanda, UNICEF Rwanda, and others. Academic preparation is led by the University of Rwanda (UR) and the Catholic University of Rwanda (CUR). Documentation in Rwanda is typically produced in English or in a mix of English and Kinyarwanda for local reporting — CaseworkAI generates documents in professional English suitable for donor and international contexts.
The kind of organisations CaseworkAI is built for in Rwanda
- National Child Development Agency (NCDA) and district child protection workers
- Local Government Authority (LODA) social workers
- Hope and Homes for Children Rwanda and other care-reform organisations
- UNICEF Rwanda and partner-implementing NGOs
- Rwanda National Organization of Social Workers (RWA-NOSW) member practitioners
- RAHPC-registered social workers in private and NGO practice
- Community-based reconciliation and family-strengthening programmes
These are the organisations — and others like them — CaseworkAI was designed to serve. CaseworkAI is free for individual workers, and an optional NGO licensing tier at £99 per month covers running costs. If your organisation is on this list (or should be), email hello@caseworkai.org to discuss a team setup. More on the team tier →
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All notes submitted through CaseworkAI are processed to generate the document and then deleted immediately. Nothing is stored after document delivery. CaseworkAI is registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (Reg. ZC132263), GDPR compliant, and operates with principles aligned to Rwanda’s Law N° 058/2021 on the protection of personal data and privacy. The tool is suitable for use with sensitive case information. Never include full client names in your notes — use initials or reference codes only.